Pentium Dual Core T4500 vs Athlon II X4 635

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 635 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2086	2437
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.86	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codename	Propus (2009−2011)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	25 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	no data
Current price	$29 (0.4x MSRP)	$350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 635 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	169 mm2	107 mm2
Number of transistors	300 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 635 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	P
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Pentium Dual Core T4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Pentium Dual Core T4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Pentium Dual Core T4500.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X4 635 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 66% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.43	0.86
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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